Ukraine

Air Deployments Europe 

Russia Deploys Su-27SM, Su-30M2 Fighter Jets to Crimea Amid Rising Tensions with Ukraine

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Belbek Air Base, Crimea, Fighter aircraft, Russia, Sukhoi Su-27, Sukhoi Su-30, Ukraine

Russia has deployed more than a dozen Su-27SM and Su-30M2 fighter jets to Crimea amid heightened tensions with Ukraine, according

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Europe HLS 

Ukrainian Ministry of Interior Takes Delivery of its First Two Airbus H225 Helicopters

December 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H225, Helicopter, National Guard of Ukraine (NGU), Ukraine

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two H225 helicopters, out of an order for 21 aircraft, to the Ukrainian Ministry

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Air Europe 

Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 “Flanker” Fighter Jet Crashes Killing Pilot

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Fighter aircraft, Sukhoi Su-27, Ukraine, Ukrainian Air Force

An Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 “Flanker” fighter jet has crashed in the Zhytomyr region at around 3 p.m on Dec.

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S., Allies Conduct Extraordinary Flight Over Ukraine Under Open Skies Treaty

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing OC-135B Open Skies, Russia, Treaty on Open Skies, U.S. Air Force (USAF), Ukraine, USA

The United States and Allies conducted an extraordinary flight over Ukraine under the Open Skies Treaty, the U.S. Department of

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Deploys Additional S-400 Air Defense Missile Systems in Crimea

November 29, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Crimea, Kerch Strait, Russia, S-400 Triumf, Ukraine

Russia has deployed additional units of its advanced S-400 air defense missile system on the Crimean Peninsula amid the standoff

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Ukraine Urges NATO to Deploy Ships to Sea of Azov Amid Standoff with Russia

November 29, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Crimea, Kerch Strait, NATO, Russia, Sea of Azov, Ukraine

The Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, has urged NATO to deploy naval ships to the Sea of Azov amid a standoff

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Cruise Missiles Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Deploys BAL Anti-Ship Missile Systems to Kerch, Crimea

November 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 3K60 Bal, Anti-ship missile, Coastal Defense System, Crimea, Kerch Strait, Russia, Ukraine

Russia has reportedly deployed the Bal coastal anti-ship missile system to Kerch in Crimea where the confrontation with the Ukrainian

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Captures Three Ukrainian Navy Vessels Following Kerch Strait Confrontation

November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Black Sea, Kerch Strait, Russia, Russian Coast Guard, Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Sea of Azov, Ukraine, Ukrainian Navy

Russia has captured three Ukrainian Navy vessels – two small armored artillery boats and a tugboat – following the Kerch

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Open Fires on Ukrainian Navy Vessels Injuring At Least One Sailor

November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Crimea, Kerch Strait, Russia, Russian Border Service (FSB), Russian Coast Guard, Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Sea of Azov, Ukraine, Ukrainian Navy

Russian service members has open fired on one of the Ukrainian Navy armored artillery boats wounding at least one sailor,

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Closes Kerch Strait for All Commercial Vessels Following Incident with Ukrainian Navy

November 25, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Black Sea, Crimea, Kerch Strait, Russia, Russian Coast Guard, Sea of Azov, Ukraine, Ukrainian Navy

The Kerch Strait, which connects the Black and Azov Seas, was closed for the passage of civilian ships because of

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